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Schools in Melvern

Melvern’s public schools

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melvern. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
27%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$22.1K
▲ 48% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
KS 13.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
175 students on the public path
In brief

Melvern’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Melvern’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem places highest (better than 90%); Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Melvern, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elemin QuenemoA
6–8Marais Des Cygnes Valley MiddleMarais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456C−
9–12Marais Des Cygnes Valley HighMarais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456B−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 175 students, down 21% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$22,095KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading27%
State average 32.5% · 99 students tested
Math42%
State average 29.4% · 99 students tested

Melvern vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Melvern’s borders.

Schools next door
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Melvern—Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456

Every school in Melvern

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Melvernin other towns
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Quenemo
A
87 students10:1Rate it →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C−
35 students8:1Rate it →
Marais Des Cygnes Valley High
High · Grades 9–12
B−
53 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Melvern’s schools

Are Melvern’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Melvern. Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Melvern. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Melvern in?

Marais des Cygnes Valley Unified School District 456.

Where do Melvern kids go to high school?

Marais Des Cygnes Valley High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.